Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014)

A documentary that follows Dr. Patricia C. Wright's mission to help lemurs, the highly evolved creatures who arrived on Madagascar millions of years ago as castaways but are now highly endangered.

Director:

David Douglas

Writer:

Drew Fellman

Stars:

Patricia Wright, Morgan Freeman, Hantanirina Rasamimanana

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Morgan Freeman	...	Narrator (voice)
Hantanirina Rasamimanana	...	Herself
Patricia Wright	...	Herself

Storyline

Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman narrates Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, the incredible true story of nature's greatest explorers - lemurs. Captured with IMAX 3D cameras, the film takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of Madagascar. Lemurs arrived in Madagascar as castaways millions of years ago and evolved into hundreds of diverse species but are now highly endangered. Join trailblazing scientist Patricia Wright on her lifelong mission to help these strange and adorable creatures survive in the modern world. Directed by David Douglas and written and produced by Drew Fellman, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Entertainment.

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Plot Keywords:

madagascar | lemur | imax | 3 dimensional | ring tailed lemur | 

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Taglines:

A real place you could never imagine. Strange creatures you will never forget.

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Genres:

Documentary | Short | Adventure | Biography | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada USA Madagascar

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 2014 (UK)

Also Known As:

Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

Filming Locations:

Madagascar

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$188,307, 6 April 2014

Gross USA:

$11,262,434

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,056,664

Company Credits

Production Co:

IMAX, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

39 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Also Sprach Zarathustra
Written by Richard Strauss
Performed by Mutato Lemur Sinfonia

User Reviews

More lemurs, less people please

I watched this for the lemurs and the beautiful nature footage. I was hoping to see more focus on the animals and not on people, well-meaning though they may be. Unfortunately about half of this documentary is devoted to Dr. Patricia Wright and her associates patting themselves on the back for their conservation efforts. I applaud them for their work but, come on, they could have told us all about this through the narration without having to take the focus off of the lemurs. The footage of the animals and scenery that we do get is great but there's just not enough of it. Also it's lacking a story that these things so often come up with as we follow along the animals. Here the story is about the people protecting the lemurs. At the end Dr. Wright says "I want to share these incredible animals with the world" while she is front and center of the shot so we don't forget who the real star of this is. Like I said, I watched to see the beauty of nature and not the vanity of humans.